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Fears of more violence after assassination attempt on prime minister in a nation already bitterly divided over social issues and support for Ukraine

Government officials say that Juraj C. might not have acted alone.

The interior minister says that the BBC has spread lies about Fico. Hate has increased in Slovakia after the attack.

The shooting in Slovakia - allegedly carried out by lone-wolf gunman Juraj Cintula, 71 - was the first major assassination attempt on a European political leader for more than 20 years.

Slovakian media named the suspect as Juraj Cintula, a 71-year-old poet who was a member of the pro-Russian paramilitary group Slovenskí Branci.

The 71-year-old man who fired five shots at Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, is linked with a pro-Russian extremist group a Hungarian investigative journalist reported.

Alleged gunman Juraj Cintula, 71, is facing life in prison if convicted of the lone wolf, politically motivated attack that rocked Europe, as it emerged he holds a range of political views.

The pro-Kremlin affiliation of various radical paramilitary organisations is a significant cause for concern throughout central Europe.